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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by Jemm on Sunday February 25, 2018 @08:31AM (#16458850)
Or you could say that smarter people don't smoke.
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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by mathgeek on Sunday February 25, 2018 @08:36AM (#16458862)
You could also say that smoking is more popular among poorer populations, the depressed, those whose parents smoked, etc.
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Re:Childhood intelligence in relation to major causes of dea... by lstroud on Sunday February 25, 2018 @09:30AM (#16459093)
During the timeframe of this study, not smoking would have been less common.
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